Perfect 10 For St Lads Farm

In the fall of 2008, Bob Ladouceur of St Lads Farm was truly excited. He had good reason to be, given the overwhelming success of juvenile Twin B Champ bay St Lads Popcorn. Although, the filly's success wasn't the only reason why '08 will go down as a banner season for the 65-year-old

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In 2007, Ladouceur's St Lads Farm sold 10 yearlings. By the fall of 2008, eight of those 10 made it to the races in their freshman campaigns.

When St Lads Bling and St Lads Nano recorded charted miles in late November and early December, respectively, all 10 of St Lads Farms 2006 foals made it to the races in their juvenile seasons, a rarity in the business to say the least.

"It was as big a thrill as St Lads Popcorn doing what she did in 2008," Ladouceur told Trot Insider. "It really was an amazing stat.

"Throughout the year, I had been following up on the babies' progress with their trainers. It was just amazing to see all of them make it to the races. For us, it was really something to monitor their progress."

St Lads Popcorn led the charge in '08, assembling a slate which read 12-1-0 from 15 starts, a mark of 1:52.2 over Mohawk Racetrack and purse earnings totaling $602,669. The standout campaign has made St Lads Popcorn a finalist for an O'Brien Award as Canada's top two-year-old pacing filly of 2008.

The nine other St Lads Farm two-year-olds that made it to the races in '08 were St Lads Nano, St Lads Gracie, St Lads Boomer, St Lads Supersonic, St Lads Gabby (now named Paid In Silver), St Lads Rave, St Lads He Man, St Lads Adonis and St Lads Bling.